Blog | 28 Apr, 2023
IUCN convened National High Level Dialogue on Sustainable Agriculture in Rwanda
Kigali - Rwanda, 27 April 2023 - The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), Rwanda’s Ministry of agriculture and Animal Resources (MINAGRI), the Ministry of Environment (MoE), Rwanda Agriculture and Animal…
Story | 25 Apr, 2023
Cambodia Ramsar Site threatened by upstream dam operations, climate change and poaching
In April 2023, the Fishing Cat Ecological Enterprise (FCEE), an entity supported by IUCN’s Mekong WET project, published a Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment (CCV
Story | 25 Apr, 2023
On 24 March 2023, during the UN Water Conference in New York, IUCN signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Environment, Republic of Korea (MoE) and the Korea Water Resources Corporation (K-Water).
Story | 20 Apr, 2023
Democratising data for more inclusive governance to strengthen conservation in the Mekong Basin
From 14-16 March 2023, the Sustainable Infrastructure Partnership, which aims to promote the stability, peace, prosperity, and sustainable development of the Mekong sub-region, hosted the Mekong Research Symposium in Chiang Rai, Thailand.
Story | 17 Apr, 2023
The tussle between the pursuit of economic growth and environmental sustainability is nothing new, including in India. The Indian economy has been growing at an unprecedented rate, increasing in size from being the 10th to the 5th largest in the world in less than a decade. Despite the COVID-19…
Story | 14 Apr, 2023
New Specialist Group aims to establish a Global Network of Biobanking for Conservation
The extensive loss of biodiversity around the world is a critical threat to the health of wildlife, humans, and the ecosystems we share and depend on.
Story | 10 Apr, 2023
IUCN Director General’s mission to Brazil to reinforce conservation efforts
Brasilia, March 2023 - IUCN Director General Dr Bruno Oberle went on mission to Brazil to meet with the government and other key stakeholders and agree how to work together to address critical environmental issues affecting the country.
Story | 10 Apr, 2023
The "30x30" target and opportunities for OECMs in Viet Nam
The Aichi Targets adopted at the 2010 UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) conference in Nagoya, in Japan’s Aichi Prefecture, included Target 11 to effectively conserve 17% of all land and inland waters and 10% of the ocean by the end of the decade. While some progress was made toward…
Blog | 03 Apr, 2023
The Eastern Province of Rwanda has endorsed key landscape restoration projects which are being implemented in Rwanda by International Union for Conservation of Nature- IUCN in partnership with the Government of Rwanda and Partners.
Blog | 28 Mar, 2023
IUCN Rwanda joined Government of Rwanda to celebrate international day of Forests, Water and Meteo
Every year, Government of Rwanda joins the rest of the world to mark International Day of Forests, Water and Meteo. These three global events are an opportunity to highlight the importance of forests, water, and weather in our daily lives.